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My son is 9 yrs old. He has only lost 7 of his baby teeth (4 of which were cut out due to the fact that they were fused together under the gum line). Today we were at the dentist and was told that he only has 4 of his baby teeth left. I know that he has 20 teeth, so 7 (I know he lost) + 4 (that are left) = 11. My question is what happened to the other 9?

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0 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Baby TeethMy son is 9 yrs old. He has only lost 7 of his baby teeth (4 of which were cut out due to the fact that they were fused together under the gum line). Today we were at the dentist and was told that he only has 4 of his baby teeth left. I know that he has 20 teeth, so 7 (I know he lost) + 4 (that are left) = 11. My question is what happened to the other 9?

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